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What is the worst part about being a BJD collector/owner?

Dec 20, 2011

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    1. The worst part is the limiteds. I am not a kind of person who can look at something and say "I want that enough to spend that much on it" within the first few months of seeing it. I need to think about it, save for it, that sort of thing. I don't want to get something and dislike it later~
       
      #561 Reigin, Feb 22, 2013
    2. It's between costs and fixing them if something goes wrong.
       
      #562 Rockin' Resin Addict, Mar 4, 2013
    3. I think I'm the same with a lot of other people.. The cost and a bit of criticism. I never really share my hobby with other people so I don't get criticized from them, but I think an inner part of me would like me to move on because it's costing a lot of money.
      I really want to save up for a house one day and all these other things and even though my finance isn't strained by it, but $400 is a lot of money for an average person like me. :(
       
      #563 ota_king, Mar 5, 2013
    4. I'd say the constant criticism from other people. They just don't know where their part of opinion should and should not be said; and it's really irritating to hear the same "Creepy" comment over and over and over.
       
      #564 TrinityInRainbows, Mar 5, 2013
    5. Yeah I agree with the whole "ew that's creepy..." it's like a broken record... but I think the worst is the terrible stigmas people place on you that you're some kind of freak. Especially once it's known that the dolls are anatomically correct. Also that you as a person can't make friends so you create them. I think that gets really upsetting. While yes the costs could be better I just think that it's what other people say about you especially behind your back where it comes back to you that's the worst... but what do I know I've always been made fun of so I guess it just adds to my weirdness lol at least my fiance still loves me ^.^
       
      #565 Xura, Mar 5, 2013
    6. I would have to say the costs. :kitty2
       
      #566 Temari_desert, Mar 5, 2013
    7. Money is a huge issue for me because I'm a college student with about a year left, so I gotta just finish and buy BJDs afterwards. I mean, financial issues now are what is keeping me from getting a Lati Black limited doll before he'll be gone...

      I'm also worried about showing/sharing my dolls with others because of what they'll think or how they'll react. :(
       
      #567 Mew Universe, Mar 5, 2013
    8. Well, for me, as a newbie, it's definitely the wait times from order to delivery! :...(
       
      #568 aMUSEme, Mar 5, 2013
    9. I really hate thinking I'm going to be done collecting, only to find something else I 'must have'. I thought with my unoa I would be done with MSDs, and I could move on to SDs, but I just added a minifee Seorin to my list :( I'm still going to get an SD before him but still... its frustrating never being done!
       
      #569 YingYangKira, Mar 5, 2013
    10. For me the worst part is waiting for a doll to arrive, which can take months...I'm for instant gratification!
       
      #570 jutta, Mar 5, 2013
    11. For me, besides the cost involved the worst part of being a BJD collector is the constant want for something new. Like a new doll, new wig for the doll, new outfit for the doll, new shoes, ect. I'm constantly searching for a new doll.
       
      #571 katrinasmom, Mar 5, 2013
    12. Oh, and the wait time also can be hard. Sometimes I will forget that I have a new doll coming in, but more often its like a four to five month waiting period which can be hard. i will order clothes, wig, ect for the doll and still have to wait.
       
      #572 katrinasmom, Mar 5, 2013
    13. The wait...
       
      #573 nath05, Mar 5, 2013
    14. Well the cost is one of them, but the fact that you are constantly getting judged hurts as well.
       
      #574 Demi111, Mar 5, 2013
    15. Errghh...I think the waiting. Especially since it's sort of a fluid time-frame.
       
      #575 mdonline03, Mar 7, 2013
    16. The cost and the limited edition with only like 5 heads available!
       
      #576 Sicktress, Mar 7, 2013
    17. The cost, and the feeling of falling in love with dolls that I just can't afford :(
      My "friends" criticize me...at first I tried to talk with them about my doll and the hobby but they will not understand at all :|
      The only one that gets it and supports me is my fiancé :blush
       
      #577 pecore00, Mar 7, 2013
    18. I think it's probably all the things about make up, they are really bad for our health..:(
       
      #578 ReinaSAMA, Mar 7, 2013
    19. The worst parts for me is
      -Never feeling like the doll is completed
      -When the doll is completed then the doll feels boring and you restart
      -Costs
      -Time, it's really eating the time

      But I love the doll hobby too much for these to be accepted. :)
       
      #579 Miyasaki, Mar 7, 2013
    20. The nightmare I have is waking up one morning and finding all my BJDs laying in a jumble...with all their elastic cording stretched out!!! Ha-ha-ha I wouldn't know where to begin to restring them. :lol:
       
      #580 Nanette, Mar 7, 2013
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